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Francisco Redi Maggot Experiment
Francisco Redi tests his famous maggot experiment, disproving the theory of spontaneous generation -
Leeuwenhoek Discovers Microorganisms
Leeuwenhoek discovers microorganisms in rainwater and in the gum scrapings of teeth -
Andry Proposes Cause for Disease
Nicolas Andry proposes microorganisms are the cause for diseases. -
Spallanzani's Heat and Germs Experiment
Lazzaro Spallanzani conducts an experiment displaying the absence of microbes in heated and sealed mixtures -
Berkley Proves Cause of Irish Potato Blight
M. J. Berkley proves that the cause of the Irish Potato Blight was a fungus. -
Semmelweis Discovers Disease Control
Ignas Semmelweis discovers that washing hands can lower chance of getting Puerperal Fever. -
Davaine Observes Anthrax
Casmir Davaine observes thread-like organisms in the blood of animals with anthrax. -
Virchow Proves Cell Reproduction
Virchow proves cells reproduce to create new cells, disproving spontaneous generation. -
John Snow Discovers Cause of Cholera Outbreak
John Snow traces cholera outbreak in England to a single water source. -
Louis Pasteur's Broth Experiment
Louis Pasteur disproves spontaneous generation with his chicken broth experiment using swan neck flasks. -
Louis Pasteur Proves Heat Pasteurization
Louis Pasteur proves that heating wine or milk reduces bacteria levels and removes chances of contracting diseases. -
First Pasteurization Test
First pasteurization test done by Pasteur and Claude Bernard. -
The Lancet Publishes Carbolic Acid Proof
The Lancet publishes Joseph Lister’s proof that carbolic acid is effective in cleaning hands and tools to reduce infection and death rates. -
Pasteur's Silkworms
Pasteur’s work with silkworms shows their deaths were caused by two disease called pébrine and flacherie. -
Germ Theory Established
Germ Theory is established by Pasteur & Koch -
Koch Discovers new Disease
Robert Koch discovers Bacillus Anthracis. -
Koch Publishes Work on Bacteria
Koch publishes results of his work on diseases caused by bacterial infections of wounds. -
Joseph Lister's Antiseptic Surgery
Joseph Lister’s principle of antiseptic surgery gains acceptance from most of England -
Louis Pasteur Vaccine
Louis Pasteur finds the vaccination for chicken cholera -
Tuberculosis bacillus is discovered by Koch
Robert Koch discovers Tuberculosis bacillus. -
Vibrio cholerae is discovered by Koch
Robert Koch discovers bacterium Vibrio cholerae -
Koch and Friedrich Loeffler develop Koch’s Postulates
Robert Koch and Friedrich Loeffler develop Koch's Four Postulates, stating the basis of the Germ Theory -
Louis Pasteur Rabies Vaccine
Louis Pasteur develops and tests the first rabies vaccination on a boy
